Dena'ina |
Meaning |
Example |
Meaning |
shin'i |
used to emphasize a singular living person |
shgguya shin'i |
he is my son |
Tulchina shin'i |
I am Tulchina clan |
shina'i |
plural emphatic, refers to people |
Kahtnuht'ana shina'i |
the Kenai people live, the Kenai people exist |
Nulchina shina'i |
The Nulchina people |
shida |
I am |
Albert shi shida |
I am Albert, this is who I am |
Dnayi shida |
this is really us |
shi'i |
non-human or inanimate |
ggagga shi'i |
it is a bear |
hetl shi'i |
what a sled |
shughu |
thus it is |
shi shughu |
I am the one |
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